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Larry Lynn Smith 1939-1985 The Carroll Daily Times Herald, July 12, 1985 BAYARD—Larry Lynn Smith, 45, died Tuesday, July 9, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was a Garst & Thomas employee at Coon Rapids for 15 years and was engaged in farming, assisted by his sons. Rite of the Christian Burial was celebrated at"10 a.m. Friday, July 12, at St. Patrick church in Bayard with the Rev. Richard Bergman as celebrant. Burial was in Highland Township cemetery. Serving as casketbearers were Chet Vaughan, Gary Fell, Harold Curl, Dick Henson, Doug Vaux and Charles Ellison. Rosaries were recited at the Ohde Funeral Home in Bayard at 5 and 7 p.m. Thursday. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife Marietta, Bayard; sons Lynn and his wife Debra; Gene and his wife Christina; Danny and David, all of Bayard; two granddaughters Candace and Alysha and was soon to be the grandfather of two more grandchildren; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Smith, Bayard; parents-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Eischeid, Bayard; two brothers: La Verne Smith and his wife Donna, Carroll, and Darwin Smith and his wife Sharon, Bayard; the following brothers and sisters-in-law: Carlehe and Chuck Jensen, Conway, Mo.; Judee Hopkins, Bayard; Carol and Lyle Laughery, Guthrie Center; Joyce and Dennis Belts, Coon Rapids; Lois and Lanny Derry, Bayard; Leon and Cheryl Eischeid, Bayard; Gail and Audrey Smith, Bayard; Bev and Jack Dailey, Graettinger; Sharon and Gene Capps, Indianola; Cindy and Al Phillips, Urbandale; Mark and Dawn Eischeid, Bayard; Geri and Anna Tews, Scranton; Kim and Dennis Patrick, Ames; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents. Mr. Smith was born near Panora on November 2, 1939, a son of Alvin M. and Ruby Kraft Smith. He graduated from Bayard High School in 1958. On August 1, 1959, he was married to Marietta Eischeid at Guthrie Center. He was a member of St. Patrick parish.
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